login
login
Image header Agence Europe
Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13661
Contents Publication in full By article 36 / 37
NEWS BRIEFS / Youth

In 2024, 13.6% of under-16s in EU were materially deprived

17/06/2025 (Agence Europe) – In 2024, 13.6% of children under the age of 16 in the EU were materially deprived. This figure (https://aeur.eu/f/hd1), published by the European Commission’s statistical office, Eurostat, on Friday 13 June, relates to the inability to obtain at least 3 of the 17 goods or services considered necessary or desirable for an “acceptable” standard of living. The highest rates were recorded in Greece (33.6%), Romania (31.8%) and Bulgaria (30.4%), while the...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: tensions between Israel and Iran - EU calls for diplomatic solution
UNITED STATES: Ursula von der Leyen and Donald Trump agree again to speed up trade talks
CHINA: EU toughens tone with Beijing
TRADE: EU Parliament and EU Council representatives resume negotiations on Generalised Scheme of Preferences
Russian invasion of Ukraine
ENERGY: European Commission presents its regulation for phasing out Russian gas contracts by end of 2027
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: European Commission proposes to simplify EU rules to facilitate investment in defence and production
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: five months out from COP30, European ministers seek compromise on future EU contribution for 2035
ENVIRONMENT: despite unanimous backing from Member States, EU Council’s position on ‘End-of-Life Vehicles’ regulation rests on “fragile” compromise
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission and Member States explore ways to support European circular economy sector
AGRICULTURE: European ministers call for a robust CAP budget and maintenance of its two pillars
COMPETITIVENESS: European Council will meet in October to assess progress on competitiveness following March and June summits
ENERGY: pro-nuclear countries call on European Commission to stop excluding nuclear projects from several EU financing instruments
HOME AFFAIRS: European Parliament and EU Council agree on new grounds for suspending visa liberalisation regimes for short stays
HOME AFFAIRS: ‘anti-corruption’ directive; EU co-legislators yet to reach agreement
JUSTICE: victims’ rights - a Eurojust report analyses their difficult identification and definition in cross-border contexts
TRANSPORT/INDUSTRY: Automotive Regions Alliance wants sector to be eligible for EU cohesion policy
TRANSPORT/CONSUMERS: greenwashing by airlines still rife despite improvements, denounces European Consumer Organisation
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
JORDAN: King of Jordan worries that world is in moral decline
HOME AFFAIRS: spyware scandal - MEPs condemn European Commission’s failure to act
HOME AFFAIRS: European Parliament adopts position on harmonisation of penalties for child sexual abuse material and sexual abuse of children
DEVELOPMENT: European Parliament rejects ‘Goerens’ report on financing for development
DEMOCRACY: mobile European citizens’ electoral rights—European Parliament scales back its ambition to match EU Council’s minimalist position
TRANSPORT: European Parliament approves extension of EU–Ukraine road freight agreement
CAMEROON: Parliament calls for end to Voluntary Partnership Agreement on timber with Yaoundé
COHESION: MEPs stress “crucial” role played by cohesion policy in development of rural areas
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European Commission proposes series of measures to relaunch securitisation market in EU
CUSTOMS: possible political agreement between European ministers on reform of customs code by month end
EUROGROUP: Bulgaria’s accession to euro area, election of a new President, macroeconomic situation and digital euro on ministerial agenda
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOCRACY: European Parliament/EU Council agreement on reform of European political parties and their political foundations
INSTITUTIONAL
EU2025DK: security and competitiveness, priorities of Danish Presidency of EU Council
BUDGET: simplification, flexibility, EU added value... European Court of Auditors presents its recommendations for post-2027 MFF
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Roberta Metsola proposes new rules to better reconcile parenthood and MEP mandate
NEWS BRIEFS
EUROPEAN COUNCIL: first draft conclusions of EU27 deplore “levels of starvation” observed in Gaza
ENERGY: European Commission, together with Polish Presidency of EU Council, launches Energy Union Task Force
FINANCE/CLIMATE: Basel Committee publishes framework for voluntary disclosure of climate-related financial risks
YOUTH: in 2024, 13.6% of under-16s in EU were materially deprived
FISHERIES: challenges of compulsory landing highlighted in study published by European Commission